Letter: Grothman's comments 'irresponsible'

State Sen. Glenn Grothman's recent comments about Wisconsin workers, welfare recipients and the Sheboygan Area School District are a great example of a "politician" pandering to a political base rather than those of a person seeking to do the job of representing the people of Wisconsin.

Sen. Grothman's comments, aside from being immature and irresponsible, do nothing to advance a reasonable discussion about solving Wisconsin's problems - economic or social. Nor do they have any relation to the much stated, but too little pursued, goal of creating jobs. By his comments, Sen. Grothman shows a disdain for working-class people and an outright hatred for anyone who is receiving welfare of any kind - even those who have every right to the help Wisconsin lawmakers, like Sen. Grothman, have voted to give them.

I'm sure his vitriolic statements, however, did appeal to the most conservative members of his party and those who contribute large sums of money to politicians. Sadly, there are far too many lawmakers from both political parties who represent their party first and ignore the people they are supposed to represent - including those who have voted for an opposition candidate.

Wisconsin does not need any more "politicians" who seek to divide, rather than unite. We need elected representatives from both political parties to be true statesmen who put the needs of everyone in Wisconsin ahead of their own petty objectives.

Joe Gulig

Sheboygan

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Letter: Grothman's comments 'irresponsible'

State Sen. Glenn Grothman's recent comments about Wisconsin workers, welfare recipients and the Sheboygan Area School District are a great example of a 'politician' pandering to a political base

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